Harvey MilkHarvey Milk Day is organized by the
Harvey MilkHarvey Milk Foundation and
celebrated each year held
May 22 in memory of Harvey Milk, a gay
rights activist assassinated in 1978.
Harvey MilkHarvey Milk was a prominent gay
activist during the twentieth century. He relentlessly ran for office
for three times before becoming the first openly gay person elected
into
CaliforniaCalifornia public office, where he acted as a city supervisor.[1]
Harvey MilkHarvey Milk Day came about as a day to remember and teach about Milk's
life and his work to stop the discrimination against gays and
lesbians.[2]

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